Air-heating apparatus



EUMGRLEY.

AIR HEATING APPARATUS. APPLICATION FILED IuIIE III, Isls.

2 SHEETS-SHEET l.

Witwe/ao E. MORLEY. Am HEATING APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE I8, I9I8.

Patented Mar. 16,1920.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2- y l @Mmm/W01 E Morley (1I/touw? Witwe/oo AIRjHEA'lING AEEARATUS.

Specication oi Letters atent.

atented `Mar. 16, 1920.

Application filed June 18, 1918. Serial Na 249,714.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that l, EDGAR Monnier, a citizen of the United States, residing. at Good* rich, in the county of Sheridan, State oit' North Dakota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Air-Heating Apparatus; and I do hereby declare the iolH lowing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to makel and use the same.

The invention relates to air heating apparatus, more particularly for use in poultryv houses, hog houses, buildings or the like.

Oney object is to provide an apparatus of this kind whereby the warm air heated thereby and admitted from without will he maintained at a proper temperature and the supply of air can be conveniently regulated or shut off as the occasion may require. y

A further object of the invention is the provision of an apparatus 01"' this character which is comparatively simple in construction, thoroughly reliable and efficient in operation, and inexpensive to manufacture and install. A v

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in the features of con struction, combination and arrangement oi' parts as will be hereinafter itully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and pointed out in the claims hereunto appended.

In the accompanyino drawings Figure 1, is a ver-tica sectional view oi an inclosure constituting a chicken house and an elevation oit' its heating apparatus constructed in accordance with the invention.

' Fig. 2, is a vertical sectional elevation taken through a portion oi the apparatus.

Fig.. 3, is a horizontal sectional view through the iloor of the linclosure showing the air circulating pipes and outlets therefor. Fig. Ll, is an enlarged verticali sectional elevation showing the branch distributer for the heated air.

Fig. 5, is an enlarged verticalsectional Referring to the drawings in detail, A, designates generally, a portion of a building or house for iowls or animals and the like, and suitably supported within the same upon a shel 10, is u motor 11, preferably of the electric type and operated in any suitable manner through the medium of a switch controlled circuit, (notl shown), while at one side of the motor 11, upon the shelf 10, is a i'an casing 12, in which is arranged a rotar),Y ilan 13, operated by the driving sha-tt of the motor 11. Communicating with casing 12, is an air inlet pipe 11i, which opens into the atmosphere and within this pipe is arranged vertical swinging damper 15. Fixed on the axle or pivot thereof exteriorly of said pipe 1li isa hand lever or arie 16 which rigidly engages a segmental toothed rack 17 so that the damper 15 can beheld fast in adjusted position., and in this manner the intake or air can be regulated or shut oli" as the occasion may require.. n

Located within the building A elevated from the floor or foundation is a cylindrical airtight drum 18 through the bottom of which projects the vertical air inlet 190i a supply pipe 20 which leads from the fan casing 12 at the periphery thereofso that the air drawn in by the fan 13 will be yforced through the pipe 20 and inlet 19 into the drum 18 for theheating of the air and the distribution thereof in a manner presently described..

Arranged within' the drum 18 .above the inlet 19 is a bafile or delector plate 21 formed with a vdependingn inverted substan-r tially cone shaped spreader22 for the inlet 19 so as to divide or break up the direct course of the air admitted into the drum 1S from the pipe 20, the delector or baffle plate 21 being formed with the upwardly divergent end wings 23 which are spaced from the wall of the drum 18 and form passages for the upward travel or course of the air admitted to the drinn.

Nithin the drum 18 above the baille or deflector plate 21 is a horizontal partition 524 which is formed with a central opening surrounded by a conical shapedlcowl or funnel 25. Beneath the funnel 1s arrangedl a heater 26 supported` upon the baille or def iiector plate 21 so that the air entering the cowl orV funnel 25 willk become heated on the ascent of the air into the upper portion of the drum 18, the opening or orifice of the cowl oriunnel 25 'being controlled through the medium of a slide valve QS operated troni a hand Vrod extended exteriorlj,v of the drum 18. The drum 18 provided vith a door 30 so that access may be had thereto when the occasion requires. Open# ing through and supported 1from the parti tion 9A for communication with the upper portion of the drinn 1S is an `outlet pipe 3l which extends dowim'ardly into the foundation or floor of the building i and has connected thereto an inverted substantially T- shaped Vbranch union 3Q to the ends of which are connected the warm air distributing pipes 33 which extend in irregular courses in the foundation or flooring beneath the tile or other surface thereof, and the terminals et' .bese pipes Xtend upwardlv through the foundation or vflooring and torni outlets t' the warni or heated air for circulation u hin the building as will be apparent, ending centrally upwardly through the root or top oit the laiilding A an outlet line tor the escape ot all foul air and the spent warm air from within the building.

Located over earh luiildinggl ,fr a drinkin reservoir 3S 'for the 'towls or aniinals. rlhis may be of any anproved type,-the water therein beine` warmed and heated by the air admitted into the building 'from the Ventilating and heating' system.

The heater n" uiav be or' any approved .Q0 y type andcan be egrulated by an operator be within the l'iuild- 'iutlet 23d within tlif c fountain or water I. to vary the temperatur ilg.

It is oit course understood that the invention adaptable to Vvariois buildings 'for dierent purposes, as fo' inple ln broeders for little chicks or l the raising` of young animals. rlie arrn air in its circulation through the pipes 33 will heat. the licei.lv or foundation and a circulation of the in the building will assure the iiifopeird olthe wat i l be. prevented troni ti warmed.

Frein the 'eig-eilig it thought that the construction and manner oi' operation of the apparatus wi`l be clearly understood, and there-,lore a more extended explanation hasbeen omitted.

urp( Jill eosin(i and properly deiecting the air upwardly, a heater within said drain, a partition arranged in the druni above the heater, and a funnel tor directing the air upwardly through said partition'.

In a device of the class described, a motor, a blower operated by said' motor, an air inlet pipe :tor said blower, an outlet pipe leading` from saidY blower, an airtight drum having said outlet pipe opening thereinto, a baille plate across the drum, a con-ical spreader carried by the plate and depending` into said outlet for delecting the, air, a. heater withinsaid drinn, a partition in the drum above the heater and having an opening through it, and a Jfunnel for directing the air upwardly therethrough.

3. In a device of the class described, a motor, a blower operated by said motor, an air inlet pipe for said blower, an out-let pipe leading from said blower, an airtight druni having said air outlet pipe opening thereinto, a baille plate withinY the dra-rn for delect-ing the air, aheater upon the battle, a partition in the drumhaving an openingabove the heater, a funnel depending from the partition around its. opening for directing the K air upwardly there through, a. slide valve above said partition for regulating said opening, and means in the inlet pipe for regulating the air adgmitted to the fan.

4. In a device of the classl described, a drum, an air inlet pipe for the Samanieans within the drum for deflecting the air, a heater within said drum, a partition in the drum above the heater and having a :tunnel for directing the air upwardly therethrough to the space above said partition, and

pipe for regulating the leading from a point above said partition-g combined with a baille plate within the drum above said inlet pipe and havingy upbent wings at its edges, a heater resting on the plate beneath said opening, and ineans for controlling the latter.

7. In a device of the class described, a druni, an air inlet pipe openingthrough its bottoni. partition' across its interiorI provided with an opening, and an outlet pipe leading from a point above said partition; combined with means exterior ort the drum for controlling the air admitted., a bae plate Within the drum above 'said inlet pipe and having upbent Wings at its edges, a heater resting on the plate beneath said opening, a slide Yvalve on the partition adapted to control said opening, a hand rod extending from the Valve to the exterior of the drum, and a fuel tank on the exterior 'of the drum piped to Ithe' "burner in said heater. 10

In testimony whereof, I aix my signature, in the presence of tWo Witnesses. i

EDGAR MORLEY. Witnesses:

W. W. HARRIS, v J. C. SGHLENKER. 

